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Definition of Dermatome
1. Noun. A surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin.
Generic synonyms: Surgical Instrument
Definition of Dermatome
1. Noun. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting ¹
2. Noun. An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root ¹
3. Noun. The cutis plate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dermatome
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dermatome
1. The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve). (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermatome
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